Breaking Down the TVi Channel Report: Subscriber Conversion

What exactly is Subscriber Conversion?

We’re breaking down the metrics that matter in your customized Channel Report, which you can run at VideoAmigo.com. We’ve already talked about Views, View Density and Subscribers. Now let’s take a look at a real marker of a successful YouTube channel’s Subscriber Conversion.

Conversion is how successful a channel is at converting viewers to subscribers. The TVi expresses this idea as Subscribers per Million Views, or Subs/MMV.

Building audience is different than building views. The goal isn’t only to inform or entertain viewers, but to keep them coming back for more. You should be monitoring how many people view your content, but also how they respond to it.

Conversion is something the YouTube Stars have mastered — their Conversion Rates are almost always the highest in any analysis. Let’s take a look at vlogger Jenna Marbles. Her channel is performing really well. Not only is she #1 in her category for Views and Subscribers, but she’s also #3 in the Top Performing Channels by Subscribers per MM Views. The average Subs/MMV in her category is 4,592 while Jenna’s average is an impressive 8,937.

The channels that are succeeding in Subscriber Conversion have figured out how to make the content their audience wants, and how to market that content to draw a loyal following. Once a channel is doing really well and starts to pick up steam, it’s hard to slow it down.

What’s your Conversion Rate? Head over to VideoAmigo.com to find out. See how many people are subscribing to your content per million views. Your conversion rate can help you decide whether or not it’s time to tweak your content strategy.

Join us next time when we look at Likeability, or viewers, passion for your content.